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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
October 18, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended October 11: An increase of
$288,000,000 in loans; decreases of $336,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities and $146,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted; and an increase of
$211,000,000 in United States Government deposits.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all districts and
a total of $227,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal increases were
$66,000,000 in New York City, $31,000,000 in the Chicago District, $24,000,000 in
the St. Louis District, and $20,000,000 in the San Francisco District. "Other loans'
increased $39,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $177,000,000 in New York City, $40,000,000
in the Chicago District, $24,000,000 in the San Francisco District, and a total of
$238,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased
$44,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased $$0,000,000 in
New York City and increased $11,000,000 in the St. Louis District; the net decrease
at all reporting member banks was $31,000,000. Holdings of "other securities" in-

creased $ 3 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

Demand deposits adjusted decreased $218,000,000 in the New York District and
$27,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and increased $31,000,000 in the Atlanta
District and $27,000,000 in the Richmond District. United States Government deposits
increased in all districts.
Borrowings increased $72,000,000 in New York City and $49,000,000 in Chicago
and decreased $33,000,000 in the New York District outside of New York City; the net
increase at all reporting member banks was $77,000,000.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Oct.
11/
1950
A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

Increase or
decrease since
Oct. 4,
1950

Oct. 12,
1949

(In millions of dollars)
- 11*
+2,456
+ 288
+5,002
28,877
+ 28b
+5,083
29,269
16,142
4- 227*
+2,576

68,663

387
971
188
547
5,086
291
5,657

+

16

-

15

+

+
+
+

1
4
24*
8
39*

+
2
+ 105
+ 853
+ 126
+1,451

343
313

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

33,358
2,159
1,023
7,782
22,394
6,428

+

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,433
860
2,247

+ 139
+ 68
64*

+

48,839
15,422
2,142
9,455
1,378
282

- 146*
1
+ 211*
+ 19
+ 11
+ 77

+2,556
+ 149

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. GovernmeLc accounts, during week
4 figures revised.
•October


23,461

- 336

- 238

23
44
31
37*

-3,942
- 557
-6,253

+6,657

-3,789
+1,396

+
-

472

56
25

-

513

+

10

+
+

26

172

H.k.2(a)

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BARKS IN LEADING CllULb,, UCTUtmt 11, iy>(J
D i s t r i c t
R e s e r v e
F e d e r a 1
Total
all
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net$
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

68,663

Boston

28,877
16,142

3,139
1,306
798

387
971

5
11

188

13
19
193
7

547
5,086
291
5,657

283

Phila- Cleve- RichAtlanta Chicago
mond
delphia land
(In millions of do]Liars)
9,691
2,499
4,789 2,815
21,849 2,865
1,047
3,058
1,672 1,091
9,742 1,141
1,885
613
892
6,147
509
597
New
York

963
49
25
270

171

46
441
660
223

5,716
377
322
1,340
3,677
917

470
72
170
52

425
45
184
56

2,163

44

4
7
135
12
371

37
55
340
10
323

11

12

2,661
636

1,553
131
24
340

1,848
456

1,058

251

1,787
7,373
2,129

1,370
102
35
313
920
354

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S» Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

12,433
860
2,247
1,383

483
53
108
89

4,688
202
119
567

477
44
101
56

759

48,839
15,422
2,142
9,455
1,378
282
1,562

2,552
483
99
294
33
9

16,676

2,189
462
127
389
"•15

3,336
1,346
144
477
8
18
46

67

165

14

9,978

335

266

6

1,582
123
34
274
1,151

6,506

11
14
230
20

2

33,358
2,159
1,023
7,782
22,394
6,428

658
160

2,565

691

2,863
1,121
159
837
2,513

2

38
321

132
45

85

164
74

496

28

241
8

298

595
96
453
6
1
25
240

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,287
980
877
23,461
935
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
9,925
^Individual
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.


265

24
59
428
15
587

9
29

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

1,245
530

1
5

1
31

693
195
1,455

2,298
1,149
614

San
Minne- Kansas
apolis City Dallas Francisco

21
84

344
759

250

St.
Louis

2,699
1,081

676

2,635
1,356
932

- -

- -

12,139
5,704
2,214
4

2

6

6

18

4
5
96

5
13
163
7
218

15
45
113
1
257

8
28
2,364
11
1,131

1,341
207
381
693
277

1,125
115
57
320
633
154

5,265
160

186

575
23
29
144
379
140

1,836
113
303
99

386
33
117
27

214
14
98
17

510
34
276
40

487
38
333
64

1,698

1,823
527
60
536
11
8
37
207

6,587

1,467
487
68

825

1,977
390
95

2,116
439
57
631
9

7,128
5,288
232
502
120
6
323

781

3,084

24

90

5
303
1,229

82

2,595
4l6
1,493
48
54
86
763

619

60

2

245
57
324
4

31
191

19
106

1
9
27
224

711

431

854

607

8

8

836

- -

26

186
1,536
3,383
1,170
127
274
242

229

881

753

2,843